Out-of-bounds write in Ogg Video Tools - CVE-2020-21724

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Out-of-bounds write in Ogg Video Tools - CVE-2020-21724

Published: August 28, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU80028
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-21724
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the ExtractorInformation() function in streamExtractor.cpp. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted .ogg file, trick the victim into opening it using the affected software, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


Affected software

Ogg Video Tools
Fedora
oggvideotools

How to mitigate CVE-2020-21724

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

oggvideotools - addressed in versions 0.9.1-15.fc39, 0.9.1-15.fc40

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